Slideshow
Q&A with PRIMARY Filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker
6:50
Tuesday, February 6
Filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker will appear for a Q&A following the 6:50 screening of Primary on Tuesday, February 6.
D.A. Pennebaker is widely regarded as one of the pioneers of cinema verite filmmaking. In 2013 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized D A Pennebaker’s body of work with an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. In the early sixties, Pennebaker and his colleague Richard Leacock developed one of the first fully portable 16mm synchronized camera and sound recording systems which revolutionized filmmaking and helped to created the immediate style of shooting so popular today. Pennebaker is the recipient of numerous filmmaking awards including the IFP’s Gotham Award.
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